REID, Harry, a Senator and a Representative from Nevada; born in Searchlight,
Nev., December 2, 1939; graduated, Southern Utah State College 1959, Utah State
University 1961, and George Washington School of Law 1964; member,United States
Capitol Police Force 1961-1964; admitted to the Nevada bar in 1963; city
attorney, Henderson, Nev., 1964-1966; member, Nevada State assembly 1969-1970;
lieutenant governor 1970-1974; chairman, Nevada Gaming Commission 1977-1981;
elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-eighth Congress in 1982; reelected to the
Ninety-ninth Congress and served from January 3, 1983, to January 3, 1987; was
not a candidate for reelection in 1986 to the House of Representatives; elected
to the United States Senate in 1986; reelected in 1992, 1998, 2004 and again in
2010 for the term ending January 3, 2017; chair, Committee on Environment and
Public Works (One Hundred Seventh Congress [January 3-20, 2001]), Select
Committee on Ethics (One Hundred Seventh Congress [January 3-January 20, 2001;
June 6, 2001-January 3, 2003]); co-chair, Senate Democratic Conference,
Democratic Policy Committee (1995-1999); Democratic party whip (1999-2005);
minority leader (2005-2007; 2015-); majority leader (2007-2015).